1. Building blocks for improved livelihoods and resilience Justin Alick, Program Officer The Australian Foundation for the Peoples of Asia and the Pacific

2. The Australian Foundation for the Peoples of Asia & the Pacific (AFAP) Headquarters in Sydney, Australia The first Australian NGO to be established in Vietnam Programme areas include: Livelihoods & food security Climate change & environment Governance & institutional strengthening Health, water & sanitation Education & social inclusion

3. AFAP works directly or through implementing partners in 21 countries…

4. …and in Vietnam has implemented projects in 24 provinces. Currently, projects are being implemented in: Hanoi Hung Yen Ha Nam Hoa Binh Dien Bien Ha Tinh Quan Tri Can Tho Soc Trang Ken Giang

5. Livelihoods and resilience building on the Mekong Delta Working in partnership with local government, mass organizations, and technical experts from the DRAGON Institute, Can Tho University. Conducting vulnerability assessments, piloting pro-poor technologies and livelihood improvement models, and working with local government to integrate climate change adaptation into socioeconomic development planning (SEDP). Undertaking climate change awareness activities and Training of Trainer workshops to build local adaptive capacity and resilience.

6. Capacity building for caged fish rearing “My family and village will be better off in the future because now we have technical knowledge and can work together.” Mr. Dang Van Tham, Hoa Binh province

7. “Now that I have these pigs to sell I can keep my children in school so they can get a better life in the future.” Capacity building for pig raising Mrs Dang Thi Toan, Hoa Binh province

8. Integrated livelihood model Pig raising Solid & liquid waste Biogas Fish farming & rice cultivation Food / $

9. Turning Waste into Wealth

11. Eco-efficient and climate-resilient social housing

12. Conclusion Thank you For your kind attention For more information: www.afap.org